[turn thumbs down] {v. phr.} To disapprove or reject; say no. - Usually used with "on". * /The company turned thumbs down on Mr. Smith's sales plan./ * /The men […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

twiddle one's thumbs

[twiddle one's thumbs] {v. phr.} To do nothing; be idle. * /I'd rather work than stand around here twiddling my thumbs./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

thumb

[thumb] See: [ALL THUMBS], [GREEN THUMB], [TURN THUMBS DOWN], [TWIDDLE ONE'S THUMBS], [UNDER ONE'S THUMB] or [UNDER THE THUMB OF]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

heavy-footed

[heavy-footed] {adj.} 1. Slow and clumsy in walking or movement; awkward in using your feet. * /The fat man tried to dance, but he was too heavy-footed./ * /Martha is […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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and then some

[and then some] And a lot more; and more too. * /It would cost all the money he had and then some./ * /Talking his way out […]

fill in

[fill in] {v.} 1. To write words needed in blanks; put in; fill. * /You should fill in all the blanks on an application for […]

Arjay Miller, Dean of Stanford GSB

Don't do anything you wouldn't be willing to explain on television.

Ed Howe

(1853-1937) A man is usually bald four or five years before he knows it.

bumsucker

[bumsucker] {n.} a toady, creep or someone acting in an obsequious manner.

rob the cradle

[rob the cradle] {v. phr.}, {informal} To have dates with or marry a person much younger than yourself. * /When the old […]

shake the dust from one's feet

[shake the dust from one's feet] {v. phr.} To depart or leave with some measure of disgust or displeasure. * /Jim was so […]